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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kalbiye give to Esther?

2. How does Master Osman think of his miniaturists?

3. What do Black and Master Osman find when they examine the horses drawn for the contest?

4. What is Esther curious about?

5. Why can't Black and the dwarf share Osman's joy about the books they are examining?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shekure react to Black after she dreams about her father?

2. What is Butterfly disappointed about and what is he excited about?

3. What do Butterfly and Black find when they enter the coffeehouse?

4. What do Black, Master Osman and the dwarf do while they are locked in the Inner Treasury?

5. How does Esther feel about the funeral?

6. What does Osman wonder about the suspects of the murder and why does he wonder about this?

7. What does Hasan threaten and what happens while they are arguing?

8. What stories does Master Osman tell and what is his purpose in looking at the books?

9. What specifically about the portrait the king requested is life like and how is it told that it is life like?

10. What does Black tell the clerk at the Head Treasurer's chamber and what does he think might happen if it doesn't go well?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think was the purpose of the horse that was so realistically drawn that the other horse wanted to mount it? How does this add to the theme of idolatry? How does this play into the discussion of realistic pictures?

Essay Topic 2

What is Butterfly's logic to including the color red in his illustrations? Why do you think the masters would not include a dog in the illustrations? Do you agree with this thinking? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose of red in the novel? What descriptors would us use to describe red? Why did you choose those descriptors?

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